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He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

by The Hollies

Written by: Russell & Scott

HE AIN’T HEAVY HE’S MY BROTHER Russell & Scott The Hollies | / ~ ^The road is | D A G ||: lo=n^g gg gg gg | / ~ with^ma ny ^a | wind d^ing turn nn | ||: g=o^o oo oo oo | / ~ his^wel fare ^is | my y^con cern nn | ||: ro=a^d dd dd dd | / ~ from^which there ^is | no o^re turn nn | Em A Edim Bm C | nn n^That lead^us s^t=o | who oo oo o^knows | where ee ee who^knows | | nn n^No bur^den n^i=s | he ee ee e^to | bear rr rr we'll^get | | nn n^While we're^on n^th=e | way yy yy y^to | there ee ee why^not | Em7 A7 D A A7 | where ee ee ee | ee ee / But^I'm | strong gg gg g=g^g | g gg ~ (strong e nough) | | there ee ee ee | ee ee / But^I | know ww ww w=w^w | w ww ~ (he would not) | | share ee ee ee | ee ee / And^the | long gg gg g=g^g | g gg ~ (does n't weigh) | Bm7 Bb D Em7 | to ca^r rr r^ry | him mm mm mm | / ~ ^He aint hea^vy | yy yy / he's^my | | en cu^m mm m^ber | me ee ee ee | / ~ ^He aint hea^vy | yy yy / he's^my | | me do^wn nn n^at | all ll ll ll | / ~ ^He aint hea^vy | yy yy / he's^my | D Em7 1. | bro^ther r=r^r rr rr | rr ~ ^So on we :|| D D7 G A7 2. | bro^ther r=r^r rr rr | rr rr / If^I'm | la^den nn nn ~ ^at | al^l ll ll ~ I’m | G A7 F#m Am6 | la^den nn nn ~ ^with | sad d^ness ss ~ ^that | ev v^ry y one ^s | heart tt tt is^n't | GM7 F#7 Bm7 D7 G GM7 E7 Em7 | filled dd (d with the) | glad ness ss of | love ee ee ee | ee ee (for one a) | noth h^err r rr | A7 | rr Its^a long long :|| D Em7 3. ||: bro^ther r=r^r rr rr | rr ~ Yeah^he's my y :|| Repeat and fade

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He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother is performed by The Hollies and written by Russell & Scott. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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